Hōtoke Cowl

This cowl is quite simply named “Winter” in Maori – one of the languages spoken in my country (New Zealand). To me, nothing says Winter like the skeletons of trees, waiting patiently in the cold weather for Spring to arrive again and clothe them in leaves. There is a particular tree outside my bedroom window that I tried to incorporate in this cowl; thick, sturdy trunk with thin, spindly branches.

Switch to CC

Begin Chart

Repeat above round, moving up the chart, until all rounds of chart have been worked

Switch to CC

Rnd 46: K1, m1, k to end.

Rnds 47 – 52: K all sts.

Switch to MC

Rnd 53: K all sts in MC

Rnds 54 – 67: Repeat rounds 1 and 2 seven times

BO all sts

Finishing

Weave in the ends, block lightly into shape.

About the Designer: Amy Straker

Amy Straker, the creator behind Little Yarns, is based in New Zealand. Amy taught herself to knit from YouTube videos as a New Year resolution in 2014, and it became her passion, especially to de-stress through working full time and completing her degree.

Her designs are inspired by nature, and aim to be straightforward, as well as being fun and satisfying – so that the knitter can look at their finished object with love and pride.